Then and Now: St. Margaret's School, Bloor West

Then. Bloor Street again. St. Margaret's School. This time at the southeast corner of Spadina, circa 1898. Picture sourced by wwwebster. St. Margaret's was a day and boarding school for girls. It was listed in city directories from 1898 to 1921. Muriel Earhart — sister of aviatrix Amelia — attended in 1917. Amelia visited her sister, took a Red Cross course and spent part of 1918 at the Spadina Military Hospital (today's 1 Spadina Crescent) as a nurses aid.